Table 1.
Susceptibility of E7H and E9G plantlets with dexamethasone (DEX) or dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) treatment to Botrytis cinerea. Data were pooled from two independent experiments. Each plant was considered as a replicate. Different letters indicate significant differences between the treatment of two lines at a given time point (P ≤ 0.05, ± SD, n = 10)
| Treatment | Healthy plants* (%) | Expanding lesion per plant* (%) | Lesion expansion rate† (mm/day) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E7H | E9G | E7H | E9G | E7H | E9G | |
| DMSO‐B | 0 | 0 | 6.40 ± 2.01b | 3.50 ± 2.4a | 5.23 ± 1.23b | 3.91 ± 2.23b |
| DEX‐B | 28.33 | 46.77 | 3.90 ± 0.99a | 2.30 ± 1.49a | 4.04 ± 1.47a | 1.87 ± 1.05a |
| DMSO‐M | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEX‐M | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B, Botrytis; M, mock; SD, standard deviation.
*At 5 days post‐inoculation (dpi).
†Calculated over the period from 5 to 6 dpi.